We investigate the effects of inward FDI on income distribution and absolute living standards in Vietnam using census … data from 1989-2009. We compute the number of employees of foreign establishments in each of Vietnam's provinces for each … of FDI on household welfare is more difficult than measuring the effect of trade policy, and may pose a difficulty for …

In the U.S., analyses of poverty rates and the effects of anti-poverty programs rely almost exclusively on income data … consumption. Measures of overall and sub-group poverty also sharply differ. In addition to examining broader populations and a …

dynamic model of consumption and labor supply. We emphasize two key results. First, a psychology-based theory of poverty traps … of financial stress. On the other hand, naifs dis-save, fall into a poverty trap, and incur high welfare losses. Second …

after the youth has left the household and thus the interests of the parents and the child need not coincide. Parents …

household members, working in part to protect the nutritional status of household members, in part to improve living conditions …, and in part to reduce the stress under which the adult household members negotiate day to day life. The health effects of …

, consumption fell substantially over about 60 days, averaging 12% per household; consumption then rebounded to within 3% of pre …